Environmental Co-op Vermi-Composting Class

The Environmental Co-op would like to invite Kaufman County residents to a vermi-composting class scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd from 10 am to noon. The course will be held at the co-op office in Terrell, located at 401 N Adelaide. The cost of the course is $15, which will include the instruction, as [...]

Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office Sees Arrest of 12 Suspects in Narcotics Investigation

Kaufman County Warrant Round up
Twelve suspects arrested seven remain at large.

Press release by Sgt. Bryan Francis, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office
A month long Kaufman County narcotics investigation resulted in the issuance of over 30 arrest warrants with 22 different defendants.  While some individuals had been arrested during the month of November several suspects remained at [...]

RaceWay Gas Station Robbed; Clerk Assaulted – Reward for Information

This morning at 5:10AM, Kaufman County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Terrell Police Department responded to a hold-up alarm at the RaceWay gas station located between Forney and Terrell on Highway 80. As officers arrived at the scene, they found the clerk outside the store after she was assaulted during a robbery by five [...]

Weatherford Murder Suspect Arrested by Kaufman County Sheriffs Deputies

Weatherford murder suspect Johnny Reed arrested by Kaufman County Sheriff’s Deputies.
News Release by  Sgt. Bryan Francis, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office
On Thursday morning at about 12:50 am Kaufman County Patrol Deputies conducted a routine traffic stop for failure to stop at proper place and improper lane change on a white Chevrolet two door pickup. Officers [...]

Forney Begins TIF Process to Help Finance Development of Major Retail Center

The Forney City Council began the process of creating a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ, also known as tax increment financing, or TIF) at Tuesday night’s meeting. The TIRZ, once created, will cover the land north of Highway 80 between CR-212 and Windmill Farms Blvd. currently known as Meadow Ridge Farms, as well as land [...]

Forney Poised to Fill Dire Need for Regional Healthcare

Renaissance Hospital of Terrell, the latest incarnation of the City of Terrell’s troubled hospital (the city owns the hospital and leases the facility for $10 to a company who is responsible for operations), appears to be shutting down, yet again. According to articles published by Kaufman County Online (August 19th, August 21st) as well as [...]

Forney at Terrell Basketball Photos from Terrell Daily Photo

Jim has a very cool site over at TerrellDailyPhoto.com – he takes photos all over Terrell and has featured some amazing shots of buildings most people may never notice. On Saturday, he showcased a photo he took at the Forney-Terrell basketball game, where Terrell won 67-41. You can view all of the photos on his [...]